Know what PSA stands for?

It’s short for Powerful School Announcement. Think about 19,000 students. Nineteen thousand. Every year. Then show this to your kids. Have a talk. Do good. Be good.

PSA of the Week

This infographic boils down to people saying this: texting while driving is a problem when other people do it. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. It’s a problem when anyone does it – and lots of people are doing it. Accident statistics and traffic studies say that a texting driver is 23 times more likely to crash than a non-texting …

This week’s PSA

Yes it’s an announcement in service of the general public, or PSA for short. It’s a visual PSA, as they often are. And it makes a powerful point. Distracted driving – and texting is a top culprit – blinds us to what should be our primary focus: driving safely. Think for a moment about how quickly you hit the brakes …

Unbelievable

This provides convincing proof of the insanity of texting while driving like nothing I’ve ever seen. Side-by-side in-car cameras simultaneously show the driver and the roadway ahead. It’s frightening. And what is perhaps even scarier: you could be an ardent No-Texting-While-Driving person and still be creamed by one of the drivers you’re about to watch.

I Love Monday

Communication is a wonderful thing. Clarity is also splendid. Conversation is enjoyable. To quote Tony the Tiger, they’re great, all of them. They’re also a bit of a challenge sometimes. Even best friends sometimes miscommunicate, and husbands and wives who think they can finish the other’s sentences are well advised not to. Because for every good thing that can be …

PSA of the Week

I wonder how many tombstones would have this inscription if there was some law requiring a description of the moments just before death? In short, quite a few. Sadly, every one of them would be unnecessary. What makes it even sadder is the knowledge that nearly all of us are guilty – yes, I am too. We know the risks, …

The PSA of the Week

(In which PSA stands for Public Service Announcement.) Today we have a newbie and a golden oldie. First up, convincing proof that white people really can rap. (Just kidding.) Despite the lame rhymes, the message is definitely spot on. Watch and listen. And here is a well-deserved encore performance by one of the best PSAs of all time. Similar message. …

If it’s Tuesday…

…this must be Belgium. Or in this case Hong Kong. But it could just as well be anyplace where people think they can safely drive while texting. (And that’s quite a few of us, isn’t it?) Or if not texting, merely reading an incoming text. That’s safe, right? Or is it? Watch what happens. It’s our Tuesday PSA of the …

It’s the PSA of the Week

If it’s Tuesday, it’s PSA Day in this spot on the Internet, also known worldwide as M.E.D.P.S.A. (Medical Examiner’s Day for Public Service Announcements). It’s huge in Belgium. As part of our ongoing observance of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, check out this 30-second PSA from USDOTNHTSA, a.k.a. the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. …